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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (link is external)
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is an educational institution with research scientists and public health professionals dedicated to the discovery and application of new knowledge to improve health and prevent disease and disability around the world. It is the oldest and largest school of public health in the U.S. and is part of the Johns Hopkins University.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) (link is external)
The CMS is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that manages the Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). CMS serves approximately 90 million beneficiaries and is the largest purchaser of health care in the United States.
Westat (link is external)
Westat is an employee-owned corporation providing research services to agencies of the U.S. Government, as well as businesses, foundations, and state and local governments.
National Institute on Aging (NIA) (link is external)
The NIA is one of the 25 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (link is external)
The NIH, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Department of Health and Human Services (link is external)
ASPE is the principal advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on policy development, and is responsible for major activities in policy coordination, legislation development, strategic planning, policy research, evaluation, and economic analysis.